(Feb 28th 2013 10:32AM) There are any number of expensive ways to alter the look of a room -- new (or rearranged) furniture or carpets, paint, curtains, or even an expensive remodeling. All well and good, of course, but try a much simpler, faster, and less expensive re-do with room dividers. You can move them around easily (I hear a ...
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(Feb 25th 2013 1:07PM) Because I\'m a great fan of multipurpose anything, I have always liked the idea of a place where I could dump my coat, shoes, and car keys, as I come in the door. At the moment I have a waist-high cabinet just inside the door. But I\'m on the prowl for a single item that will hold all my stuff, in one place. Like ...
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(Jan 26th 2013 10:28AM) In addition to the usual ways of adding some contrast or color to a living, dining, or family room in your home -- curtains, lamps, or carpeting -- accent furniture is a utilitarian method, in that you may actually use the counterpoint instead of just looking at it. Score. And you don\'t have to buy an entire ...
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(Jan 4th 2013 11:30AM) The month of January is a great time to pick up items that went unsold during the run-up to Christmas. Additionally, events like January White Sales are on to entice us to buy goods that we normally don\'t think of as Christmas-y type purchases -- furniture, for example. Here are five types of products that may be ...
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(Sep 8th 2012 10:10AM) It\'s a sofa; it\'s a bed; no -- it\'s a futon. High on my list of gadgets -- items that have multiple functions -- futons are furniture and beds combined, with the advantage of saving space in a living area. For a dorm room, teen\'s bedroom, or guest room, this futon would be just about right -- the Sauder Studio ...
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(Jul 14th 2012 9:20AM) It\'s easy to accumulate a lot of curios, family artifacts and pictures, and bric-a-brac over the years. The hard part? Where and how to display them properly; once you have packed all the side tables, coffee tables, and wall space up and down the stairs, it\'s time to look elsewhere. Enter the curio cabinet -- a ...
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(Jul 3rd 2012 12:17PM) In this digital age, it\'s easy to believe that there is little need for bookcases. I don\'t subscribe to that notion -- just because you may not have a load of books, doesn\'t mean you don\'t need a place to put your pictures, trophies, and miscellany; it turns out that\'s what bookcases are for. I like the modern ...
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(Jun 27th 2012 9:01PM) Fireworks, swimming pools and floppy summer hats, oh my! July is the quintessential summer month. It\'s not so early that fears of spring showers or frigid temps will ruin your day plans, but it\'s not so late that you\'ve already begun to think about fall plans and obligations. July is summer through and through. ...
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(May 31st 2012 7:42PM) Any interior decorator will tell you that an accent piece or two is the key to making your room -- be it a living room, bed room, kitchen or nursery -- come alive. From brightly colored, vintage lamps to quirky clocks, art on your mantel or a solitary accent chair, accent pieces add excitement and energy to a ...
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